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her husband and long-time manager, edgar rosenberg, would kill himself three months later. a tragedy that rivers, in classic style, turned into comedy. >> he left me all of the money on the condition, i have to visit him every, single day. so, i had him cremated and had him sprinkled in neiman marcus. i go there twice a day. >> you never saw him so much. >> never saw him so much. weekends, holidays. i'm banging on the door. i got to see edgar. he's near the gucci counter. he would go through great pain and great anger. and with my husband, i had both barrels. i'm still not over his suicide. i'm still furious with him. son of a bitch. i'll kill him. you left me with no money, a child that was -- no career. and you checked out? go [ bleep ] yourself. >> reporter: she would soon turn the depths of her pain into the height of success. her daytime talk show beat out oprah winfrey in 1990 for the emmy. >> and the winner is -- i'm shaking. joan rivers. >> two years ago, i couldn't get a job in this business. i could not get a job. i'd's good he's not here, my husband, edgar rosenb
her husband and long-time manager, edgar rosenberg, would kill himself three months later. a tragedy that rivers, in classic style, turned into comedy. >> he left me all of the money on the condition, i have to visit him every, single day. so, i had him cremated and had him sprinkled in neiman marcus. i go there twice a day. >> you never saw him so much. >> never saw him so much. weekends, holidays. i'm banging on the door. i got to see edgar. he's near the gucci counter. he...
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as her comedy career was taking off, she married edgar rosenberg in 1964, who had managed her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. the pair had one daughter together, melissa. in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on "the tonight show" with johnny carson for the first time. >> he gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city. and on the air, he said, you're going to be a star. and the next day my life was different. >> it was the start of a 21-year professional relationship with carson and the show. she made regular appearances, eventually becoming the show's substitute host in 1983. but rivers' decision to launch her own show on the brand-new fox network in the fall of 1986 ended her relationship with carson and "the tonight show." >> he should have been proud. i finally at the -- after my contract was up, done, i took another job. i think because i was a woman he never thought i would leave. or maybe he liked me better. but the minute i became com
as her comedy career was taking off, she married edgar rosenberg in 1964, who had managed her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. the pair had one daughter together, melissa. in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on "the tonight show" with johnny carson for the first time. >> he gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city. and on the air, he...
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it's so sad that he's not here because it was my husband, edgar rosenberg who always said you can turn things around. >> reporter: a decade later she was back again on the red carpet asking and saying anything. she talked openly about her many plastic surgeries and how she explained it in the beginning. her daughter still a baby. >> of course my eyes were black and blue and i was carrying melissa. no one did their eyes in those days. people would say what happened to you and i would say, the baby punched me in the eyes. they bought it. people were so stupid in those days. >> poor melissa. >> the kid hit me in the eyes. >> reporter: it turned out behind all of that humor, humility. >> i'm proud of nothing, my darling. i am swimming upstream. i don't know where it's gone. if you don't do what you want to do, you're a fool. >> joan rivers sitting down with us. barbara walters with us now. joan was your friend. was she the same privately as she was publicly? >> publicly we know, brash, she would say anything, all the things that women wanted to say and perhaps didn't. privately she was ver
it's so sad that he's not here because it was my husband, edgar rosenberg who always said you can turn things around. >> reporter: a decade later she was back again on the red carpet asking and saying anything. she talked openly about her many plastic surgeries and how she explained it in the beginning. her daughter still a baby. >> of course my eyes were black and blue and i was carrying melissa. no one did their eyes in those days. people would say what happened to you and i would...
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it's so sad that he's not here because if my husband edgar rosenberg who always said you can turn things around. >> reporter: a decade later, she was back again, being discovered by a new generation of fans. this time on the red carpet with her daughter. saying and asking anything. >> can we see the ring? >> sure. >> oh, you are a fool. it should be four times this size. you should be ashamed of yourself. >> i know. >> people have so much respect for you. they have watched you re-invent yourself along the way. >> over, and over and over >> and there's enormous respect. >> i think because we're in a business where we don't know where our next job is coming from. you have to constantly re-invent. also, i'm very shallow and a true whore. i like to try everything. >> reporter: she talked openly about her many plastic surgeries in the o.r. long before many. and how she explained it in the beginning, her daughter was still a baby. >> of course, my eyes were black and blue. so, i was carrying melissa and no one did their eyes in those days. so, people would say to me, "what happened to you?" an
it's so sad that he's not here because if my husband edgar rosenberg who always said you can turn things around. >> reporter: a decade later, she was back again, being discovered by a new generation of fans. this time on the red carpet with her daughter. saying and asking anything. >> can we see the ring? >> sure. >> oh, you are a fool. it should be four times this size. you should be ashamed of yourself. >> i know. >> people have so much respect for you....
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not long after, her husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers reinvented herself as an entertainment commentator. she pioneered the live red carpet interview concept. >> she's the legend of the red carpet for sure. nobody butchered more names. >> i asked anthony hopkins, is this your mother and it was his wife. >> reporter: from the red carpet she became a celebrity qvc pitch woman and hosted "fashion police" on "e!" . she was also a woman of many faces. her love of plastic surgery was well-known and she owned it. >> i'd rather be a good-looking corps than look like some of the people that i saw at my class e reunion. >> reporter: she was also known for controversy. her long exile from "the tonight show" ended in early 2014 when new host jimmy fallon brought her on the show. >> i have a photo of you. this is you in this same studio in 1965. >> he said, god bless them, you're going to be a star. >> reporter: and joan rivers' star burned brightly right up until the end. she hated an empty calendar
not long after, her husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers reinvented herself as an entertainment commentator. she pioneered the live red carpet interview concept. >> she's the legend of the red carpet for sure. nobody butchered more names. >> i asked anthony hopkins, is this your mother and it was his wife. >> reporter: from the red carpet she became a celebrity qvc pitch woman and hosted "fashion...
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. >> reporter: her show lasted just eight months, not long after, her husband of 22 years edgar rosenberg committed suicide. saddled with debt an uncertain future, rivers re-invented herself as a calm commentator f entertainment. then later starred in her own reality television show. her use of plastic surgery was well known and she owned it. >> women didn't talk about that. that's something had you to hide and people suddenly saw you had a new nose and never talked about it. but she did. >> reporter: while her face may have changed, her schtick never it. >> german killed 6 million jews, you can't fix a [ bleep ] carburetor? >> reporter: and back to "the tonight show" with new host jimmy fallon. >> welcome back to "the tonight show," joan rivers. >> i love performing. i love what the audience gives you. i'm so happy to have people i can laugh with. >> boy, going to be missed. that brings us to our twitter question this morning. what's your favorite joan rivers' tv moment? tweet your answers using #waytooearly. best answers coming up later in the show. try to keep it clean. maybe you went
. >> reporter: her show lasted just eight months, not long after, her husband of 22 years edgar rosenberg committed suicide. saddled with debt an uncertain future, rivers re-invented herself as a calm commentator f entertainment. then later starred in her own reality television show. her use of plastic surgery was well known and she owned it. >> women didn't talk about that. that's something had you to hide and people suddenly saw you had a new nose and never talked about it. but...
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not long after her husband of 22 years edgar rosenberg, committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers re-invented herself as an entertainment commentator. of late, rivers brought her caustic humor to the red carpet, fashion police. >> reporter: her use of plastic surgery was well known, and she owned it. >> women didn't talk about that. that's something that you had to hide and people just suddenly saw you had a new nose. you never talked about it, but she did. >> reporter: while her face may have changed, her schtick never did. >> the germans killed 6 million jews. you can't fix a [ bleep ] carburetor? >> reporter: and the long exit from "the tonight show" ended this year with new host jimmy fallon. joan rivers' star burned brightly, right up until the end. >> i love performing. i love what the audience gives you. i'm so happy to have people i can laugh with. >> reporter: cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >> her daughter says she would want the world to keep laughing. >>> new this morning, a win against a growing threat of isis. a
not long after her husband of 22 years edgar rosenberg, committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers re-invented herself as an entertainment commentator. of late, rivers brought her caustic humor to the red carpet, fashion police. >> reporter: her use of plastic surgery was well known, and she owned it. >> women didn't talk about that. that's something that you had to hide and people just suddenly saw you had a new nose. you never talked about it, but she...
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rosenberg and professional ups and downs. >> two years ago i couldn't get a job in this business. >> she once said if you don't do what you want to do you're a fool. and in typical diva fashion she left strict instructions for her funeral. >> i want paparazzi, i want publicists aching a scene. i want it hollywood all the way. >> reporter: chances are hollywood will deliver just like joan rivers did for so long. gloria riviera, abc news. >> well, rivers may be best known for her catchphrase "can we talk." >> she opened up to barbara walters who knew both the public and private joan rivers. >> she would say anything. she would say all the things that women wanted to say and perhaps didn't. privately she was very elegant, a house full of antiques and silver. and rather quiet. we've all said she liked nothing more than to work and to know that she had this kind of an audience even when she was unconscious i think she would have been smiling. i will miss her. >> well, that's abc's barbara walters remembering her good friend. it was a routine procedure at a doctor's office in manhattan tha
rosenberg and professional ups and downs. >> two years ago i couldn't get a job in this business. >> she once said if you don't do what you want to do you're a fool. and in typical diva fashion she left strict instructions for her funeral. >> i want paparazzi, i want publicists aching a scene. i want it hollywood all the way. >> reporter: chances are hollywood will deliver just like joan rivers did for so long. gloria riviera, abc news. >> well, rivers may be best...
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it was in center city at the four seasons hotel where her husband edgar rosenberg committed suicide back in 1987. but it was also in philadelphia where her daughter melissa attended college. she graduated from the university of pennsylvania in 1989. >> of course joan rivers always had a unique energy. she was never afraid to speak her mind and that certainly what made her among the very best. >>> back in 2009 she gave our ukee washington a unique look into her sense of humor. >> how many times do you go into a neighborhood and you see one of those big houses and you go, who are these people? how did they get so rich? i stop cars which i've been doing today. a big limo pulls by. who is that? how did they get so rich? i ask them. >> she did all right for herself as well. >> tonight the passing of joan rivers is among the biggest topics on social media. including the cbs philly facebook page. >> there nn writes... >> that are reece rah says rip joan you made us laugh and also made us look good. you will be missed. >> and bruce he simply writes, rip joan. funny till the end. >> you can also
it was in center city at the four seasons hotel where her husband edgar rosenberg committed suicide back in 1987. but it was also in philadelphia where her daughter melissa attended college. she graduated from the university of pennsylvania in 1989. >> of course joan rivers always had a unique energy. she was never afraid to speak her mind and that certainly what made her among the very best. >>> back in 2009 she gave our ukee washington a unique look into her sense of humor....
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not long after her husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg, committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers reinvented herself as an entertainment commentator. of late rivers brought her accostic humor to the red carpet hosting "fashion police" on e and co-starring in her own reality show. >> mom, get in the car. >> reporter: her use of plastic surgery was well-known. and she owned it. >> women didn't talk about that. that's something you had to hide. and people just suddenly saw you had a new nose and you never talked about it. but she did. >> reporter: while her face may have changed, her -- never did. >> the germans killed 6 million views, you can't fix a [ bleep ] ca c cash rater. >> welcome back to the network. >> reporter: her star shone brightly right up to the end. >> i love performing. i love what the audience gives you. i'm so happy i can have people to laugh with. >> reporter: cynthia mcfadden, nbc news, new york. >> it will surprise no one joan rivers had the last word on her own farewell. in her book "i hate everyone starting wi
not long after her husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg, committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers reinvented herself as an entertainment commentator. of late rivers brought her accostic humor to the red carpet hosting "fashion police" on e and co-starring in her own reality show. >> mom, get in the car. >> reporter: her use of plastic surgery was well-known. and she owned it. >> women didn't talk about that. that's something you had to...
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. >> edgar rosenberg plagued by ill health and emotional problems he felt he could not go on. his only child melissa rosenberg was left to piece together a life without him. >> melissa who is the daughter of a great friend and one of the funniest ladies in the country, joan rivers. we rejoice in your mom's emmy award winning triumph this year, three years ago we shared to the extent public can share strangers can share a personal tragedy when you lost your dad under those so public circumstances that must have as it did in patricia's case made your whole thing so much harder to bear. did it? >> of course it did. you wake up in the morning. you get a fophone call your fatr has killed himself in the city where you have to go back to school. you have got to tell youryou loe street, we lived on a small street is filled with the press. you are a prisoner in your own home. you can't leave. you can't do anything. everything we choose to do was judged. we choose to get out of the country. people said how could you go on vacation. well, you know, either we are locked in the house or we
. >> edgar rosenberg plagued by ill health and emotional problems he felt he could not go on. his only child melissa rosenberg was left to piece together a life without him. >> melissa who is the daughter of a great friend and one of the funniest ladies in the country, joan rivers. we rejoice in your mom's emmy award winning triumph this year, three years ago we shared to the extent public can share strangers can share a personal tragedy when you lost your dad under those so public...
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as you know, edgar rosenberg committed suicide, and felt he could not go on. our studio guest, his only child, melissa rosenberg was left to piece together a life without him. melissa, who is the daughter of a great friend, one of the funniest ladies in the country, joan rivers you know? everyone suffered with you all. you know? we rejoice in your mom's emmy-award winning triumph this year. just as three years ago, we shared to the extent the public can share, strangers can share, a personal tragedy when you lost your dad under those public circumstances. those must have made it harder to bear. did it? >> of course. you wake up in the morning and you get a phone call your father killed himself in the city where you have to go back to school. and you have got to tell your mother. you look outside on our tiny street is filled with press. and all of a sudden you're a prisoner in your own home. you can't leave or do anything. anything we chose to do was judged. we chose to get out of the country people said how could you go on vacation? well, you know, either we'r
as you know, edgar rosenberg committed suicide, and felt he could not go on. our studio guest, his only child, melissa rosenberg was left to piece together a life without him. melissa, who is the daughter of a great friend, one of the funniest ladies in the country, joan rivers you know? everyone suffered with you all. you know? we rejoice in your mom's emmy-award winning triumph this year. just as three years ago, we shared to the extent the public can share, strangers can share, a personal...
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. >> as her comedy career was taking off, she married producer edgar rosenberg in 1964, who would manage her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. >> you know, i moved my husband edgar's apartment, a mistake, a man's apartment, very masculine, a lot of leather and chains. >> the pair had one daughter together, melissa. >> we had a rule that i never was away more than five days, ever, from the baby, as we used to call melissa. i flew through the night so i could be a scout mother, make the meetings. i wouldn't wear that lousy outfit, still a scout mother. >> no matter, you were vegas, you would come home? >> i would come home. yeah. i was always -- i thought i was always there. and when i wasn't, edgar was. there was always a parent in the house. >> reporter: in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on "the tonight show" with johnny carson for the first time. >> gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city, and on the air, he said, you're gonna be a star an
. >> as her comedy career was taking off, she married producer edgar rosenberg in 1964, who would manage her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. >> you know, i moved my husband edgar's apartment, a mistake, a man's apartment, very masculine, a lot of leather and chains. >> the pair had one daughter together, melissa. >> we had a rule that i never was away more than five days, ever, from the baby, as we used to call melissa. i flew through the...
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soon after her husband, edgar rosenberg, the show's pre deucer committed suicide. the loss strained rivers' relationship with her daughter melissa. >> it has always been about you. it always will be about you. >> they eventually co-starred as themselves in a tv movie about that dark period. >> absolutely, could not find our way become to each other for two years. >> once reunited the pair became extremely close and worked together frequently on reality television. >> i wanted more from her. >> reporter: recently rivers' biting humor gained a new audience, wooing celebrities on the red carpet and critiquing couture as the host of "fashion police." >> how stupid do i look? >> reporter: joan rivers always felt at home doing stand-up. >> this whole act should be called allegedly. >> her custom comedy. >> what humor none of us would be here. >> reporter: that scorched a trail for others to follow. >> she was funny. now, state health officials are investigating the new york facility where rivers underwent the vocal chord surgery. the clinic is out patient endoscopy clini
soon after her husband, edgar rosenberg, the show's pre deucer committed suicide. the loss strained rivers' relationship with her daughter melissa. >> it has always been about you. it always will be about you. >> they eventually co-starred as themselves in a tv movie about that dark period. >> absolutely, could not find our way become to each other for two years. >> once reunited the pair became extremely close and worked together frequently on reality television....
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as her comedy career was taking off, she married producer edgar rosenberg in 1964, who would manage her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. the pair had one daughter together, melissa. in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on "the tonight show" with johnny carson for the first time. >> he gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city, and on the air, he said, you're going to be a star, and the next day my life was different. >> it was the start of a 21-year professional relationship with carson and the show. she made regular appearances, eventually becoming the show's substitute host in 1983. but rivers' decision to launch her own show in the fall of 1986 ended her relationship with carson and "the tonight show." >> the minute i became competition, it became, out to kill me. out to kill me. and that's what came down, forever. never spoke to me again. >> the show was canceled in 1987. just a few months later, rivers' husband committed suicide in a phil
as her comedy career was taking off, she married producer edgar rosenberg in 1964, who would manage her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. the pair had one daughter together, melissa. in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on "the tonight show" with johnny carson for the first time. >> he gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city, and on...
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that same year, she married for the second time to a television producer named edgar rosenberg. less than three years later, joan gave birth as she would later say to her best friend, melissa. the next two decades were an incredible success, both personally and professionally. >> and now, here's joan rivers! >> the pinnacle seemed to come in 1983 when she was named permanent guest host of "the tonight show". >> just the idea that she could have been the permanent guest host on "the tonight show" where you have to do topical, satire political commentary, that was unheard of. >> johnny built his career on his winning, easygoing way. joan did her own thing. and it could sometimes be cringe-worthy. elizabeth taylor was a favorite target. >> when you're standing behind elizabeth taylor and they could still see your thighs. >> the kind of jokes you listen to and go, that's really wrong, that's cruel. and you're biting your tongue and cracking up at the same time. >> and joan didn't let up. she was unapologetic and defiant. >> comedy is truth and we should not apologize for it. you're
that same year, she married for the second time to a television producer named edgar rosenberg. less than three years later, joan gave birth as she would later say to her best friend, melissa. the next two decades were an incredible success, both personally and professionally. >> and now, here's joan rivers! >> the pinnacle seemed to come in 1983 when she was named permanent guest host of "the tonight show". >> just the idea that she could have been the permanent...
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as her comedy career was taking off, she married producer edgar rosenberg in 1964, who would manage her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. the pair had one daughter together, melissa. in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on the tonight show with yawney carson" for the first time. >> he gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city. on the air he said you're going to be a star and the next day, my life was different jug. >> it was the start of a 21 year professional relationship with carson and the show. she made regular appearances, eventually becoming the show's substitute host in 1983 but rivers' decision to launch her own show on the brand new fox network in the fall of 1986, ended her relationship with carson and "the tonight show." >> the minute i became competition, it became out to kill me. out to kill me. and that's what came down forever. never spoke to me again. >> the show was canceled in 1987, just a few months later, rivers' husband edg
as her comedy career was taking off, she married producer edgar rosenberg in 1964, who would manage her career and become the focus of so many of his wife's jokes. the pair had one daughter together, melissa. in 1965, rivers saw her career get a huge boost when she appeared on the tonight show with yawney carson" for the first time. >> he gave all of us our starts. my life changed. i went on the show the first time, seven years of struggling, coming out of second city. on the air he...
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soon after, her husband, edgar rosenberg, who had been the show's producer, committed suicide. the loss strained rivers' relationship with her daughter, melissa. >> it's always been about you. it always will be about you. >> reporter: they eventually co-starred as themselves in the tv movie about that dark period. >> we absolutely could not find our way back to each other for two years. >> reporter: but once reunited, the pair worked together frequently on reality television. >> i wanted more from her. >> reporter: most recently, rivers' biting humor gained a new audience, grilling celebrities on the red carpet and critiquing couture as the host of "fashion police." >> how stupid do i look? >> reporter: but joan rivers always had a home doing standup. >> this whole act should be called "allegedly." >> reporter: and her caustic brand of comedy -- >> without humor, none of us would be here. >> reporter: that scorched a trail for others to follow. mark barger, nbc 10 news. >> 81 years. you can see joan rivers' career in photos right now on our website at nbc10.com. >>> now at 4:30
soon after, her husband, edgar rosenberg, who had been the show's producer, committed suicide. the loss strained rivers' relationship with her daughter, melissa. >> it's always been about you. it always will be about you. >> reporter: they eventually co-starred as themselves in the tv movie about that dark period. >> we absolutely could not find our way back to each other for two years. >> reporter: but once reunited, the pair worked together frequently on reality...
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only months later, her husband, edgar rosenberg, the show's producer, committed suicide. still, despite the heartache, rivers bounced back, reinventing herself as an emmy-award winning daytime talk show host. all the while, she continued to tour comedy clubs, and became an acerbic red carpet critic alongside daughter melissa. rivers herself was often criticized for her dependence on cosmetic surgery, which she didn't hide. >> and i always recommend doing a at a time-- a little bit at a time. otherwise, you're gonna look like you've been through a wind tunnel. >> reporter: in her later years rivers maintained a breakneck work pace, as she toured hundreds of comedy clubs a year and appeared on reality tv shows. >> reporter: in this 2010 documentary about her life, rivers described the importance of continuing to work. >> if my book ever looked like this, it would mean that nobody wants me, that everything i ever tried to do in life didn't work, nobody cared and i'd be totally forgotten. >> reporter: two years later, she looked back at her career, playing herself on louis c.
only months later, her husband, edgar rosenberg, the show's producer, committed suicide. still, despite the heartache, rivers bounced back, reinventing herself as an emmy-award winning daytime talk show host. all the while, she continued to tour comedy clubs, and became an acerbic red carpet critic alongside daughter melissa. rivers herself was often criticized for her dependence on cosmetic surgery, which she didn't hide. >> and i always recommend doing a at a time-- a little bit at a...
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it is so sad he is not here, it was my husband edgar rosenberg who always said you can turn things around. >> reporter: a decade later back again on the red carpet asking and saying anything. >> she talked openly about her many plastic surgery and how she explained it in the beginning. her daughter still a baby. >> my eyes are black and blue. carrying melissa. no one did their eyes in those days. people would say what happened to you? i would say the baby punches men the eyes. and they bought it. people were so stupid in those days. >> reporter: poor melissa. >> the kid is going. the kid hit men the eyes. >> reporter: it turned out, behind all of the humor humility. >> i'm proud of nothing, my darling, i am swimming upstream. i don't know where it has gone. if you don't do what you want to do, you are a fool. >> reporter: david muir, abc news, new york. >> let's keep the jokes going, all right. obviously a sad morning. she was so funny. loved to rip people's hair and clothes. nancy reagan's hair do, bulletproof if they ever combed it they would find jimmy hoffa. a gown, sandra bullock, pr
it is so sad he is not here, it was my husband edgar rosenberg who always said you can turn things around. >> reporter: a decade later back again on the red carpet asking and saying anything. >> she talked openly about her many plastic surgery and how she explained it in the beginning. her daughter still a baby. >> my eyes are black and blue. carrying melissa. no one did their eyes in those days. people would say what happened to you? i would say the baby punches men the eyes....
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that same year, she married for the second time to a television producer named edgar rosenberg. less than three years later, joan gave birth, as she would later say, to her best friend melissa. the next two decades were an incredible success, both personally and professionally. >> and now, here's joan rivers! >> the pinnacle seemed to come in 1983 when she was named permanent guest host of "the tonight show". >> just the idea that she could have been the permanent guest host on "the tonight show" where you have to do topical, satire every night, political commentary, that was unheard of. a woman had never done that before. >> johnny built his career on his winning, easygoing way. joan did her own thing. and it could sometimes be cringe-worthy. elizabeth taylor was a favorite target. >> you know when you need to go on a diet, when you stand behind elizabeth taylor and they can still see your size. >> the kind of jokes you listen to and go, that's really wrong, that's cruel. and you're biting your tongue and cracking up at the same time. >> and joan didn't let up. she was unapolog
that same year, she married for the second time to a television producer named edgar rosenberg. less than three years later, joan gave birth, as she would later say, to her best friend melissa. the next two decades were an incredible success, both personally and professionally. >> and now, here's joan rivers! >> the pinnacle seemed to come in 1983 when she was named permanent guest host of "the tonight show". >> just the idea that she could have been the permanent...
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rosenberg committed suicide, but rivers persevered. she continued her wildly successful stand-up career. starting in 1995 she began hosting the pre-award show for the academy awards and through it all joan rivers never lost the fearlessness that made her comedy so unique. rivers was hospitalized last thursday after going into cardiac arrest during a routine throat surgery. she was in intensive care until today. here's how rivers was was she moved to a private room from icu because her condition was improving? that was one question that they were asking and was she moved out of icu because they were trying to lower the amount of pain that she might have been encountering in icu and a day before we got confirmation from melissa rivers on tuesday that joan rivers was, indeed on life support although many had surprised that was the situation and over the weekend we knew that she was in critical condition. we had learned that from melissa, and so just within the last week that series of events and those small pieces of information that we h
rosenberg committed suicide, but rivers persevered. she continued her wildly successful stand-up career. starting in 1995 she began hosting the pre-award show for the academy awards and through it all joan rivers never lost the fearlessness that made her comedy so unique. rivers was hospitalized last thursday after going into cardiac arrest during a routine throat surgery. she was in intensive care until today. here's how rivers was was she moved to a private room from icu because her condition...
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not long after, her husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers reinvented herself as an entertainment commentator. she pioneered the live red carpet interview concept. >> she's the legend of the red carpet for sure. nobody butchered more
not long after, her husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg committed suicide. saddled with debt and an uncertain future, rivers reinvented herself as an entertainment commentator. she pioneered the live red carpet interview concept. >> she's the legend of the red carpet for sure. nobody butchered more
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three months after that, joan's husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg, who was a producer on the show, committed suicide. in a 2010 interview, she described to me her continued anger towards her husband. >> i loved my husband, but i'm still so angry at him. he just -- it's like samson, he brought down the -- he brought down the temple. >> rivers' income nosedived but she rebounded with a new syndicated show and won a daytime emmy for outstanding talk show host in 1990. >> two years ago i couldn't get a job in this business. i could not get a job. >> then the woman whose self criticism was a hallmark of her humor, reinvented herself for a new generation, as a red carpet fashion guru. >> well, i know you didn't like what i wore last year. >> no. i'm not crazy about this year either. >> do you feel better this year? >> you should be collecting dr. kevorkian's people. >> the 81-year-old worked a grueling schedule to the end on several reality shows. her beloved daughter, melissa, alongside her. >> nobody has ever died from getting squished. the closest they ever game was john goodman's wif
three months after that, joan's husband of 22 years, edgar rosenberg, who was a producer on the show, committed suicide. in a 2010 interview, she described to me her continued anger towards her husband. >> i loved my husband, but i'm still so angry at him. he just -- it's like samson, he brought down the -- he brought down the temple. >> rivers' income nosedived but she rebounded with a new syndicated show and won a daytime emmy for outstanding talk show host in 1990. >> two...
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edgar rosenberg, joan's husband committed suicide. this describes how she coped. >> spoke to my husband the night before because he had gone to philadelphia and he had called her he and he said he was coming home tomorrow and then he hung up and girl himself. i had a 15-year-old girl who had gotten the news and had to tell me and had spoke to my husband. what could i say? we are jewish and jews spend in the house after a death. people come to you. that full week, i couldn't find my daughter. crazy. i couldn't find her. she had bangs fringe and like the fringe. i couldn't find a face in there. she just wasn't there. and then -- and then it was over and i took her out to dinner and i could reach her. i couldn't get to her. and we go to dinner in this very famous restaurant, very expensive in biverl hileverly h. we sit down and open the menu. i said, melissa, if daddy were alive and saw these prices, he would kill himself all over again! and she laughed. so i got my daughter back! >> frank, that sums up a life of a woman that got laughs
edgar rosenberg, joan's husband committed suicide. this describes how she coped. >> spoke to my husband the night before because he had gone to philadelphia and he had called her he and he said he was coming home tomorrow and then he hung up and girl himself. i had a 15-year-old girl who had gotten the news and had to tell me and had spoke to my husband. what could i say? we are jewish and jews spend in the house after a death. people come to you. that full week, i couldn't find my...
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. >> rosenberg, of course, was the name of her husband edgar who committed suicide. larry, what i like about that is also the look on your face when she says the word "premenstrual." what was it like to interview her? >> it was -- i always loved her -- i must have done her three times a year. she has a new book out. she was just out promoting. i think she's going to be on our show in a couple weeks. of course, what you always want as an interviewer is someone who responds to your question who doesn't give you yeses and noes and is not afraid to go anywhere. there was no cutoff from job's brain to her mouth. whatever she thought came out and she wasn't afraid of anyone. when you're an interviewer, that's duck soup, man. you love that. and i love to laugh. and she made me laugh. >> larry, one final moment i wanted to play on the ed sullivan show from 1967. >> only a doctor for you. when i was 22 she said, all right, a lawyer, cpa. 24 she said, well, grab a dentist. 26 she said anything. >> and yet, at 81 she had some of her greatest success in the last years of her lif
. >> rosenberg, of course, was the name of her husband edgar who committed suicide. larry, what i like about that is also the look on your face when she says the word "premenstrual." what was it like to interview her? >> it was -- i always loved her -- i must have done her three times a year. she has a new book out. she was just out promoting. i think she's going to be on our show in a couple weeks. of course, what you always want as an interviewer is someone who responds...